2012 Sustainability Report
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COMMENTS
Power cables
Increased energy efficiency, as evidenced by lower specific
energy consumption per unit of production (-4.3%), was
accompanied by essentially stable total consumption. This
was due to the fact that some energy consumption does
not vary with production, but remains fixed.
Among other contributors, one Italian factory reduced the
need to heat water for production purposes by investing to
extend the number of lines covered by a mechanism that
recovers condensation.
Accessories
Consumption fell by about 10% due to the dynamics of
production and, quite simply, to the reduced need for
heating as a result of the warmer winter experienced in
2012.
Telecom Cables
Following a reduction in total consumption by about 2%,
there was also a 1% decrease in normalised consumption
per unit of production from 0.0253 to 0.0250 GJ / km.
Optical fibre
Consumption per unit of production fell by about 3%,
accompanied by a slight increase in the total quantity of
energy consumed. This reflects the dynamics of production.
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
